The annual salary statistics of tax preparers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of tax preparers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $34,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $95,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tax preparers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $95,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,730.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of tax preparers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $47,680 | -24.48% | -40.58% |
| 2021 | $59,350 | 22.01% | - |
| 2020 | $46,290 | -0.93% | - |
| 2019 | $46,720 | -5.44% | - |
| 2018 | $49,260 | 1.34% | - |
| 2017 | $48,600 | -8.15% | - |
| 2016 | $52,560 | 27.51% | - |
| 2015 | $38,100 | -51.60% | - |
| 2014 | $57,760 | -14.89% | - |
| 2013 | $66,360 | -1.01% | - |
| 2012 | $67,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,680 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is in the middle of salary range for tax preparers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of tax preparers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 41.6 percent (41.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Oakland-Fremont-Hayward and 51.7 percent (51.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Madera-Chowchilla.